AA Meetings Vera, IL

Monday AA Meetings in Vera

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Vera

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Thursday AA Meetings in Vera

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Friday AA Meetings in Vera

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Saturday AA Meetings in Vera

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Vandalia, Bluff City, Ramsey, and Bingham

Additional local resources: Vera NA Meetings | Vera Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Vera, Illinois will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from a hopeless state of mind and body. Their survival of maintaining their sobriety is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that was given to them.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Vera, Illinois

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Vera, Illinois. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can attend these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is only for those who have a desire to get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will commonly read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A Meditation Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a conversation.

Because each Vera AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Vera that do not. We recommend reaching out to the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Vera, Illinois, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Vera, Illinois

The members who benefit the most from Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is smart to accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of Alcoholics Anonymous in Vera get sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.